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Table 4 Multivariate Associations of the four most important information sources by socio-demographic and health-related indicators

From: Patients’ health literacy in relation to the preference for a general practitioner as the source of health information

 

General practitioner

Medical specialist

Pharmacist

Internet

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

Model 1

Model 2

Variable

unadjusted

adjusted

unadjusted

adjusted

unadjusted

adjusted

unadjusted

adjusted

 

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

Axis intercept

2.77***

0.99***

0.69***

0.03***

0.49***

0.01***

0.44***

0.02***

Sociodemographic

Age

 Linear

1.02***

1.02**

1.03***

1.02**

1.03***

1.02**

0.94***

0.97***

 Square

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.99***

0.99**

 Cubic

1.00***

1.00*

1.00***

1.00**

 Gender (male)

0.90

0.93

0.96

0.99

0.97

0.92

1.23**

1.17*

 Education (vocational education)

 

0.86

 

0.84*

 

0.74**

 

1.20

 Education (university degree)

 

0.91

 

1.17

 

1.30*

 

0.76

 First language

 

0.90

 

0.85

 

1.16

 

0.95

Technological

 Smartphone Use

 

1.19

 

1.15

 

0.77**

 

3.14***

Health-related

 Multiple chronic conditions

 

1.16**

 

1.44***

 

1.42***

 

0.74***

 BMI

 

1.00

 

0.99

 

1.04***

 

1.02

 Smoking

 

0.76**

 

1.01

 

0.91

 

1.12

 Healthy diet

 

1.11

 

1.56***

 

1.26**

 

1.14

 Physical activity

 

1.05

 

1.24**

 

0.89

 

1.14

 Health-related quality of life

 

0.78*

 

0.99

 

1.44***

 

0.90

Health literacy

 Perceived health literacy (HLS16)

 

1.01

 

1.01*

 

1.02***

 

1.03***

 Health knowledge

 

1.00

 

1.01

 

0.99**

 

1.01***

 Action planning to acquire HK

 

1.20***

 

1.23***

 

1.20***

 

1.06

 Self-efficacy to acquire HK

 

1.50***

 

1.37***

 

1.24***

 

1.05

Nagelkerke R2

0.02

0.11

0.01

0.13

0.01

0.11

0.17

0.25

  1. Note. OR Odds Ratio, HK Health knowledge. *p < .05; ** p < .01; ***p < .001